He was willing me to go away. [236] By the time of Trading Favors (1997), her fourth effort, still only eight percent of all films were made by women, per the Directors Guild of America. Locke's death received no television coverage except for a 15-second spot on ABC World News Tonight. Eastwood later testified that he felt victimized by Locke. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. Albert S. Ruddy (born 1930) is a Canadian-American film and television producer. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. [217] In September 1990, she confirmed reports that she had breast cancer. [144][n], Locke had known Anderson since at least the late 1950s; accounts as to when they met vary by as much as four years. Actress. "[211] Locke v. Warner Bros. Inc also catalyzed changes within the legal system. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [179] "I never knew I could love somebody so much, and feel so peaceful about it at the same time," Locke said he told her. All rights reserved. cremated remains buried on Nov 9th by husband Gordon Anderson, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. [100] They eventually settled at 846 Stradella Road in Bel-Air,[41] which Eastwood still owned at the time of Locke's death. "Being a woman I have great empathy for these women. 0 cemeteries found in Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [132] She came out of retirement once more in 2016, shooting Alan Rudolph's indie Ray Meets Helen with Keith Carradine. Sondra Locke Sondra Locke, an Oscar-nominated actress for "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" and a frequent co-star of her ex-husband Clint Eastwood, whom she successfully sued for fraud in 1995, died on Nov A Space Odyssey," died on Jan. Use this page to find out if She received a Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in the film. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. [86][162][163][164][q] For a while in the early 1970s, she shared a liaison with married actor David Soul after they played siblings in an episode of Cannon. [196][197][198] When her contract had yielded zero directing assignments three years in, Locke became convinced the deal was a sham. I was Clints girl. "[235] In a tribute to the late actress, author Sarah Weinman wrote: "Sondra Locke, like Barbara Loden, deserves to be known for her work, not for the famous man she was disastrously involved with. "I think it meant just as much to her. [111] The home invasion film Death Game (1977), though released after they became an item, was actually shot in 1974. [183], Eastwood and Locke were still cohabiting when, in the latter half of the 1980s, he secretly fathered another woman's two children[184][185] a fact that did not come to light for almost 20 years. This translated into a period of great productivity while they were together. [33] Conversely, the media's running narrative was that Eastwood "left"[148] or "walked out on"[163] his wife for Locke as opposed to simply giving up the facade. [117] While the biopic followed Clooney from ages 17 to 40, Locke was 38 when she played the role, and though hardly counting as a proper exception due to its nonlinear structure, this marked the only time she played a mother onscreen. Unbeknownst to Locke, Eastwood eavesdropped on those consultations by means of a wiretap that he placed on their home phone in early March. [131] She had simultaneously been wooed by screenwriter Philip Kaufman but chose Eastwood over him. The actor Sondra Locke, who has died aged 74 after suffering from cancer, was closely associated with the film star and director Clint Eastwood: they made six films together and had a 13-year relationship, which ended acrimoniously. "For Human Options, the Light Is Bright". "By the end of the reading, she was doubled over. "[33], In February 2001, Locke purchased a six-bedroom gated mansion in the Hollywood Hills, where she resided for the remainder of her life. [33], According to a 1989 affidavit, the marriage was "tantamount to sister and brother" and they never consummated it. Sandra Louise Anderson ( ne Smith; May 28, 1944 - November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. [121] The film premiered five months before her 40th birthday. [48] "It was just an immediate attraction between the two of us," Locke recalled in a 2012 documentary. "Shelbyville gets its close-up". Anderson'. [100][127][168], On the morning of April 3[182] or 4,[100] Eastwood complained in the kitchen that Locke was "sitting on [his] only real estate in Los Angeles" and bolted. "[206] He accused Locke of using her cancer to gain the jury's sympathy: "She plays the victim very well. By 1989, it was clear the relationship was falling apart, she said. [225] Built in 1925, the home's interior was redesigned to look like Locke's old house on Stradella Road. Elkins. How Should a Cinephile Grapple with Bertoluccis Tainted Legacy? Im sorry he is who he is, she said just before her book came out. The actress wrote in her autobiography that she found out he was her father "sometime during grammar school," but phrased all references to him in ambiguous past tense and evaded specifying years. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. "[42], Locke held a variety of jobs, including as a bookkeeper for Tyson Foods and secretary in a real-estate office. Born Sandra Louise Smith, she spent a year at Middle Tennessee State University before a friend helped her prepare for a role in the 1968. "[249] Locke gave the script her blessing and accepted an invitation to be special guest at the film's premiere. [202] Garrity added that Eastwood had held out the allegedly counterfeit deal "like a dangled carrot" to persuade Locke to drop the earlier palimony suit. It was much preferable to the sadistic thriller Sudden Impact (1983), the fourth in the Dirty Harry series of films about a renegade cop, in which Locke played a victim of rape turned violent avenger. When the former husband and wife square off in a Virginia courtroom this week, it will mark the culmination of a divorce that has been without comparison in the annals of modern American celebrity. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Eastwood was secretly involved with another woman and had two children with her. The enormous eyes set in a petite face gave her the perpetually childlike look of one of Margaret Keanes big-eyed child paintings. She played Laura Lee, who joins Josey (Eastwood) on his quest to avenge his familys destruction during the civil war. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? She was 74. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who made six movies with live-in lover Clint Eastwood before . Sondra Locke (Sandra Louise Anderson), actor and director, born 28 May 1944; died 3 November 2018, Actor and director who starred opposite her partner Clint Eastwood in six hit movies, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. She achieved recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit films they made together. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Clint Eastwood: The Director-King of Hollywood. [131] She and Cunneen eventually broke up,[226] albeit without publicity, since she had faded from public view. I only stood to lose professionally.. Margaret Keanes big-eyed child paintings. Watson said. She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1968), based. In 2014, it was announced that Locke would serve as an executive producer on the Eli Roth film Knock Knock, starring Keanu Reeves. GREAT NEWS! LOS ANGELES Actress and director Sondra Locke, a Tennessee native nominated for an Academy Award for her first film role in 1968's "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" and who went on to co . In 1997, Locke's autobiography The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey was published by William Morrow and Company. [62] They also lied about her age, shaving off six years to make her seem younger[63][h] a pretense Locke would keep up for the rest of her career. She told journalist Leon Wagener: "One of those children Clint made her abort could have been the grandson I've always wanted.". This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Jeanne Miller. [130], Locke's death was kept secret until December 13, when Radar Online broke the news the day before Eastwood's latest blockbuster The Mule (2018) opened in theaters nationwide, citing the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. In 1945, Locke briefly took the surname of her then-stepfather, Elkins, before her mother changed it again in 1948. Try again later. Locke then filed a lawsuit. Locke got her big break in 1967 when she starred in The. [128] The Advocate, a monthly LGBT-interest magazine, was set to do a big article on Locke's book; suddenly and uncharacteristically, Eastwood gave The Advocate an interview, and they decided not to run the piece. [33] "He didn't like the idea of me being away from him. [85] Locke felt overqualified for her role but did it as a favor to Davison,[69] who at the time was her unofficial paramour. [247], In 1971, fifth-graders at Eastside Elementary in Locke's hometown of Shelbyville, Tennessee, were left star-struck when Locke made a visit and held pretend "auditions" in the class to show them what it was like in Hollywood. Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Chapel Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens. [38][44][45] She dropped out after completing two semesters of study. [84], In 1971, Locke co-starred with Bruce Davison and Ernest Borgnine in the psychological thriller Willard, which became a surprise box office smash. This account has been disabled. Nearly three decades later, Locke said she still got those photos in fan mail requesting her autograph. In the meantime, she accepted some television offers, co-starring with an all-female ensemble cast in Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979) and portraying big band era vocalist Rosemary Clooney in Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982). One April day while she was filming Impulse, she returned to their shared home to find that Eastwood had changed the locks and boxed up her clothes, the Post notes. [41] She first met Eastwood in 1972 when she unsuccessfully lobbied for the title role in his film Breezy (1973);[167] they became involved upon arrival at the shooting location of The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) in Page, Arizona. Just as he was about to look away into the distant desert, he caught sight of me, she wrote in her 1997 autobiography The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly. Sondra Locke, Oscar-Nominated Actress for 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,' Dies at 74. Sondra Elaine Locke, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away December 4, 2019. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. The stars tell all about their relationship off-camera and on in an excerpt from the rich new oral history. [191] Forced abortions and compulsory sterilization were also cited, though Locke would later recategorize those operations as a "mutual decision". "[152] According to her death certificate, the two were residing at the same address when she died,[20] and he was the person who reported her death.[153]. (December 14, 2018). [100] Locke's friendships with those women gradually faded as their husbands ghosted her. Learn more about managing a memorial . Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. She was born in Oklahoma City on April 8, 1940 to Warren and Voicey Marie Matherly. She also portrayed the singer and actress, Rosemary Clooney in the CBS television movie "Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story" in 1982. [20], Locke died at age 74 on November 3, 2018, at her Los Angeles home from cardiac arrest related to breast and bone cancer. "[95] Ron Harper, who worked with Locke on the short-lived 1974 show Planet of the Apes, was even more effusive: "After acting with her in a couple of scenes, there was something so feminine about her that I could picture myself easily falling for her She's one of those women who exudes femininity, and you just become so attracted to that. [91] She was up for a big part in Earthquake (1974), but lost out to Genevive Bujold. [210][v] The agreement with Warner Bros., Locke said, was "a happy ending. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. Try again. [29][182], Locke professed mixed feelings on the matter, stating in one chapter of her autobiography that she was grateful she hadn't had Eastwood's children, while writing in another, "I couldn't help but think that that baby, with both Clint's and my best qualities, would be extraordinary. [113] She was awarded the West Hollywood property (valued at $2.2 million), $450,000 cash and unspecified monthly support payments as well. [229][230][231] Her remains were cremated on November 9 at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary and the ashes were given to her widower, Gordon Anderson. "Locke Feels Vindicated After Lawsuit". [33] She also modeled for The Tennessean fashion page, acted in commercials for Rich-Schwartz ladies apparel and Southerland Gel mattresses, among others, and gained further stage experience in productions for Circle Players Inc.[42][57] In 1966, the 22-year-old appeared in a UPI wire photo that showed her cavorting in new fallen snow. She was 74. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Locke announced plans to develop and star in a movie about Marie Antoinette, but the project fell apart. On the 91st Academy Awards telecast, broadcast nearly four months after Locke died, she was omitted from the In Memoriam segment. But according to Alanna Nashwho spent time with the real Colonel in the 90sthere were times when he was just as scary as what you see onscreen. Try again later. [33] Locke later defensively declared: "Clint is not good at direct communication. Smith departed the scene before Sondra's birth. Co-stars such as Cicely Tyson, Louie Anderson, Sally Kellerman, Stacy Keach and Ted Neeley all active on social media were equally silent. Newer Post Home CONTACT US [68][168][127][220][221] Unfazed by their 17-year age difference and that Locke was only three years younger than his mother[222][223] they soon went public with the romance, dining at paparazzi hotspot Spago on one of their early dates in November 1990. She was best known to film viewers as the co-star in such Clint Eastwood films as "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976), "The Gauntlet" (1977), and "Every Which Way But Loose" (1980). [36][e] She grew up in Shelbyville, Tennessee, where her stepfather owned a construction company;[37] the family later moved to nearby Wartrace. After taking the stage name Sondra and appearing in several plays, she auditioned for, and won, her part in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Sandra went to the local high school, where she met Gordon. [235] She was one of 11 female filmmakers in 1990, the year WB released her sophomore feature, Impulse. Failed to remove flower. [157], George Crook, a cameraman for WSM, squired Locke to Nashville society events including the 1965 hunt ball. She starred with him in The Gauntlet (1977), as a prostitute escorted by a cop to testify in a mafia trial, and in the redneck comedies Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and its sequel Any Which Way You Can (1980) though they were both upstaged in those movies by their co-star, Clyde the orangutan. [128] She filed a $70 million palimony suit on April 26,[100][168] charging Eastwood with breach of contract, emotional distress, forcible entry and possession of stolen goods. "The minute she heard the first reference to her or to her family, she threw up her arms: 'What the hell is this?'" [209] By then, Locke had fired Garrity and hired Neil Papiano to represent her. Search above to list available cemeteries. "Sondra Locke continues to battle ex-beau Clint Eastwood". "[105] Eastwood predicted that she would win an Oscar for her performance. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. She was advised by her agents to stay away from TV, but thought it foolish to sit around not working between films. "The Actress Couldn't Resist". She first starred with Eastwood in the western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), which he also directed. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. In Eastwoods more rough-and-tumble outings she could only appear incongruous. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Sondra Locke was born May 28, 1944 as Sandra Louise Smith, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, a quiet little town about 60 miles southeast of Nashville. Brad Schmitt. The sex symbol confessed that "girls thought I was a jokea happy buffoon," before he met his wife. "[190] On April 10, 1989, Malpaso employees changed the locks on the family residence, moved Locke's possessions into storage, and posted security guards at the front gate per Eastwood's order. [232] So hidden had basic facts been kept, that The New York Times oxymoronically noted 41 days after she died: "A list of survivors was not immediately [sic] available."[233]. 2023 Cond Nast. There was a problem getting your location. [33], During her marriage, Locke was rumored to have been linked amorously to co-stars Robert Fields (Cover Me Babe), Bruce Davison (Willard), Paul Sand (The Second Coming of Suzanne) and Bo Hopkins (Gondola), as well as producer Hawk Koch, real estate agent Herb Goldfarb, and John F. Kennedy's nephew Robert Shriver. The Reeves children are not included in the count, for instance, at. Her 1997 memoir was titled The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly, riffing on one of Eastwood's most popular film roles. As far as she was concerned their relationship was still salvageable. They both enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University in 1962, but she left after a year and worked in Nashville as a TV station assistant, while acting with a community theatre group. Canopee global > Blogs > Uncategorized > sondra locke funeral pictures. However, their relationship ended acrimoniously, coloring both their legacies and entwining them in two ugly lawsuits. Ad Choices. [100] The film was one of the top 15 grossing films of 1976 and revived Locke's career. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. [218] She added that Eastwood never communicated with her after her diagnosis: "He doesn't care if I live or die. The second lawsuit also ended in a settlement for Locke. Liz Smith. The couples most delightful collaboration was on Bronco Billy (1980), a comedy starring Locke as a woman who falls in with a travelling circus after being double-crossed by her fiance. [126] In a subsequent interview with Siskel, Locke said she wasn't eager to act again. Garrity revealed that Locke's 1999 confidential settlement from WB "was for many millions more than the settlement with Clint had been. [224] Cunneen moved in with her in the spring of 1991. [148] Locke's subsequent relationship with a doctor young enough to be her son added to her notoriety. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [63] She won "Most Promising New Star of the Year" at the Show-A-Rama film exhibitor convention. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. She was 74. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. She was best known to film viewers as the co-star in such Clint Eastwood films as The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), The Gauntlet (1977), and Every Which Way But Loose (1980). [214], A lifelong nonsmoker (save for a few film roles),[215] Locke practiced Transcendental Meditation[216] and worked out with weights, though she hated running. [115] Locke recorded several songs for the soundtracks of these films and was whispered to be shopping for a record deal at the time. Particularly with regard to the tubal ligation, I encouraged Locke to make her own decision after she had consulted with a physician about the appropriateness of and the necessity for that surgical procedure. in depositions, Eastwood characterized her as his occasional roommate . Sondra Locke, Oscar-Nominated Actress for 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,' Dies at 74. Sources are divided as to whether she was born in Alabama or Tennessee. [250] The movie was a "special gift" to Locke, according to Deborah Obenchain, another Eastside student who said she did not think Locke really understood her impact on the small town she once called home. [92], Locke guested on top-rated television drama series throughout the first half of the 1970s, including The F.B.I., Cannon (as two different characters), Barnaby Jones and Kung Fu. The supercalifragilistic Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Golden Globes are quirkyand thats a good thing, How The Sopranos gave us Trump training wheels, Rockos Modern Life was even loonier than you thought, The years best movies,according to our critic. Contradictory sources have either directly cited, or implied, every year from 1943 to 1950. "[124][l] Ratboy had limited distribution in the United States, where it was a critical and financial flop, but was well received in Europe, with French newspaper Le Parisien calling it the highlight of the Deauville Film Festival. She was 74 years old. She won the part after a nationwide search to find a suitable newcomer. "Sandra Locke bitter, shocked about split with Eastwood". [59] Dr. Walter Rowe Courtenay presided over the ceremony. As to the abortions, I told Locke that whether to have children or terminate her pregnancies was a decision entirely hers. Well, it isn't. A general view of atmosphere of actor/director Clint Eastwood's home/house on February 14, 2021 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA. Eight years before they met, she had already received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for her accomplished debut as Mick, a southern teenager who befriends a deaf-mute man (Alan Arkin) in the 1968 adaptation of Carson McCullers novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. [42][54][55][56] Locke's biggest coup while employed there was hosting actor Robert Loggia when Loggia visited Nashville to promote his TV pilot T.H.E. Arthur Knight and Hollis Alpert. Failed to delete memorial. In our own way we got to live out a little bit of our dreams by making the movie and meeting her. [88] Both films were shelved for two years before finally opening in arthouse cinemas, attracting little attention at first. [204] Before any court decision could be made, Locke settled the case with Eastwood for an undisclosed amount of money. His accent wasnt so theatrical, and he was way funnier than Baz Luhrmann gives him credit for. Locke, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her first film role in The Heart is. I wasnt prepared for the way our eyes seemed to instantly fuse. For the next seven years, she was effectively under contract to Eastwood, who was believed to have left his wife for her. [213] The case is used in some modern law-school contract textbooks to illustrate the legal concept of good faith. and co-chairman of Warner Bros., said when questioned that the deal did not guarantee any films would be produced and, because the deal was not exclusive, she was free to take projects to other studios. "Say, is that C.J. The 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time, The 25 Best Shows on Netflix to Watch Right Now. Radar Online first reported the news, saying she died of complications from breast and bone cancer. [77] The Playboy layout established Locke's status as a sex symbol, and the images were recycled in other men's magazines as her fame increased. "[153] Anderson, according to the scant AP report, was unreachable,[153] and a representative for Locke ignored People's request for comment. How did it come to this? [73][74][j] Being the oldest nominee in the latter category, she concealed that distinction through retconning with aid from studio publicists. From 1990 to 1993, her lawyer Peggy Garrity claimed, Locke proposed 30 films to the studio, all of which were turned down. [83] Shortly afterwards she passed on the lead in My Sweet Charlie (1970), which won an Emmy for its eventual star Patty Duke. According to the Associated Press, Locke died on November 3 at her Los Angeles home of cardiac arrest stemming from bone and breast cancer. [o] In early 1969, as Locke was flooded with script offers after her Oscar nomination, she and Anderson left Tennessee and moved into a condo at The Andalusia in West Hollywood. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Various compilers, "Vaughn Family Group Sheets", Jim Freeman received these Family Group Sheets at a Bell family reunion for descendants of David Vaughn. However, as the years went on, Lockes deal went nowhere. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. There is a problem with your email/password. She was 74. [w], In 2015, after a 25-year period of apparent remission,[228] Locke's cancer returned and metastasized to her bones. "[33], Locke and actor/director Clint Eastwood entered a domestic partnership in October 1975. [236], Locke's influence as a feminist icon was duly acknowledged by the mainstream press.